Project Grant MG259722OMS26
- Award Summary The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded $17.88 million to America250.Org, Inc. under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) on September 1, 2025, to develop and deploy six mobile exhibits across the United States throughout 2026. These "Freedom Trucks"—adapted from the Virginia Museum of History's VA250 Mobile Museum Experience and conceptually based on the historical Freedom Train—will travel to local libraries, school libraries, and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Fort Ticonderoga Association received a $580,339 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301), awarded on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of January 31, 2028. The project will develop and launch a comprehensive suite of digital educational resources designed to enhance public engagement with Fort Ticonderoga's American Revolution history and collections. Deliverables include...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Park Foundation received a $10.14 million Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) awarded December 30, 2025, to develop and deploy six mobile exhibits celebrating America's 250th anniversary. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Freedom250, the organization will create traveling exhibits that educate Americans about the nation's founding, key historical figures, places, and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Maritime Historical Society received $643,196 under the National Leadership Grants for Museums (CFDA 45.312) program, administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The award, effective September 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028, will support the modernization of the National Maritime Alliance to establish a coordinated national learning infrastructure serving maritime museums. The project will develop and deploy shared digital...
- This Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program will enable the Ford's Theatre Society, a non-profit organization, to expand its educational offerings and digital resources. Specifically, the $398,553 grant will fund the development of a new summer teacher professional development program focused on place-based learning, the creation of updated educational content and online learning tools, and the expansion of the Cabinet...
- This Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services will support the WGBH Educational Foundation in creating educational resources to improve access to public media archives. Under the $213,358 award provided through the National Leadership Grants program, the Foundation will develop 20 sets of primary resources featuring archival public television and radio programming aligned with commonly taught topics in American history and current events. The sets will include teaching...
- The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation received a $198,456 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs grant program (CFDA 45.164) to support the production of digital content for educators and students. The funding will allow the Foundation to create new digital content for its website exploring the history of enslaved women, free Blacks, and Indigenous peoples in Colonial Williamsburg. The grant will also support...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Museum of Science in Boston received a $1.50 million Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The award funds the Advancing AI in America (A3) initiative, which develops and disseminates artificial intelligence (AI) education resources aligned with the White House Executive Order on Advancing Artificial Intelligence...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation received a $264,400 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301), awarded on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. The primary deliverable is the cataloging and digitization of the Banneker Collection, one of the largest collections of Benjamin Banneker and Ellicott Family materials in the United States. This...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded Explora Science Center & Children's Museum of Albuquerque $1,168,907 under the National Leadership Grants for Museums program (CFDA 45.312) to design and pilot a Summer Pre-Service Teacher Residency Program targeting elementary STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) educators. The project runs from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2028, and incorporates partnerships with...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded Colonial Williamsburg Foundation $1,574,536 under the National Leadership Grants for Museums program (CFDA 45.312) to develop History.org, a free digital learning platform commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence. The project, which commenced September 1, 2026 and concludes August 31, 2028, partners Colonial Williamsburg with 49 museums and the Organization of American Historians to create object-based K-12 U.S. history and civics educational content. The initiative delivers a scalable website featuring over 1,500 animated videos, 4,500 primary source materials, and a customizer tool enabling teachers to adapt content to student learning needs while promoting classroom pedagogy centered on primary source inquiry and respectful dialogue. The project's expected outcomes include reduced teacher stress, improved student engagement, and expanded adoption of object-based inquiry methodologies across participating classrooms. By providing vetted, contextualized digital primary source materials, History.org serves as a replicable model and tool with potential for nationwide adoption and adaptation across the museum and library education sectors—core objectives of the National Leadership Grants program.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $750.0k | 7/16/26 |